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PiccOLA ITALIA The Icc Newsletter Vol. 9, N. 2. APR-MAG-GIU 2008 - TRI-MONTHLY PUBLICATION 1669 Columbia Street San Diego, CA 92101-2584 www.icc-sd.org phone (619) 237 0601 e-mail: [email protected] return service requested NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. Postage PAID San Diego, CA. Permit No. 1869 ICC Italian Classes News – Summer Quarter New! Lecture Series “L’Italia e gli Italiani” a brand new class! 10 1 Summer is around the corner and we have prepared some new classes and lectures to keep our students busy during the sunny season! Courses start on July 7th, enrollment starts on June 1st. Enroll by June 21st and receive $20 discount per class! Feel like learning about Italian culture in a relaxed and entertaining way? We are offering a series of three lectures and will be talking about traveling, dining and shopping in Italy. These lectures are open to all level students. They will be conducted in English, but will offer a chance to build an Italian glossary. Lectures will be held at the ICC from 6:30 to 8:00pm on: Thursday, July 17: The Dining Experience and the “Aperitivo” Thursday, August 14: The Traveling Experience and Regional Differences Thursday, September 4: Shopping in Italy Cost: $20. Use the enrollment form to sign up! Please view the course descriptions for more details on the lectures The sun was shining brightly at the 24th annual Art Walk, San Diego’s largest outdoor street festival, which was held on April 26-27 on what turned out to be one of the hottest weekends of the year. A record 98 degrees greeted art lovers on the charming streets of Little Italy as they perused high caliber art from over 350 local artists. Street performers, live musicians and various food and drink vendors helped add to the festive fun. Everything from jewelry to sculpture, ceramics, photography, and paintings were exhibited throughout the 16 block area. And just up the street (at Amici Park on Date Street) was KidsWalk featuring hands-on projects for children, including painting, art classes, a scavenger hunt, and a student art exhibit. Each year more than 100,000 visitors attend the open-air art festival and contribute more than $1,000,000 annually to the local San Diego arts economy. Joining the fun for the first time this year was the Italian Cultural Center which showcased the work of 8 local artists displaying photography, paintings and hand crafted jewelry. Though a record breaking weekend for weather, Art Walk, which has really grown in size over the years, successfully provided an excellent source of exposure to some incredible art that unfortunately tends to live under the radar most of the time. By Dianna Ippolito Lecture in English with Italian-English glossary, open to all levels 0+ Italians consider eating a recreational activity, which implies moments of joy, relaxation, socialization and conversation. In fact, it’s the most important moment of the day. A dinner with friends can last many hours and a Sunday family lunch can even last through the evening. This lecture will focus on every aspect of eating (and drinking) in Italy from family gatherings to restaurant dining, from a quick espresso to an elaborate fare. Come learn the dos and don’ts as well as the main peculiarities of eating in Italy. Special attention will be reserved for “Aperitivo”, which truly is an Italian ritual and varies from region to region. Do you have a good knowledge of Italian? Feel like being exposed to a realistic picture of modern Italy, while strengthening your language skills? Join us on Thursday nights for a brand new class: “L’Italia e gli Italiani”. This course will remove all the stereotypical images of Italy and Italians and will provide students a more complex and up-to-date portrayal. (5 week class starts August 22 ends September 18). The Dining Experience and the “Aperitivo” Thursday July 17 – 6:30-7:00pm at the ICC Art Walk 2008 New textbooks You Asked. We listened. Starting Summer 2008 the ICC will gradually introduce a new textbook: “Ciao!”. This book is very popular and it is available at all major regular and on-line stores. It will eventually cover levels 1 through 5. The first classes introducing the new book will be Italiano 1 and 4, more classes will introduce it in the following quarters. Ciao! Book and CD Authors: Carla Larese Riga, Chiara Maria Dal Martello Publisher: Heinle Edition: 6th ISBN-13: 9781413016369

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  • PiccOLA ITALIAThe Icc Newsletter Vol. 9, N. 2. APR-MAG-GIU 2008 - TRI-MONTHLY PUBLICATION

    1669 Columbia StreetSan Diego, CA 92101-2584www.icc-sd.orgphone (619) 237 0601e-mail: [email protected]

    return service requested

    NON-PROFIT ORG.U.S. Postage PAID

    San Diego, CA.Permit No. 1869

    ICC Italian Classes News – Summer Quarter

    New! Lecture Series

    “L’Italia e gli Italiani” a brand new class!

    10 1

    Summer is around the corner and we have prepared some new classes and lectures to keep our students busy during the sunny season! Courses start on July 7th, enrollment starts on June 1st. Enroll by June 21st and receive $20 discount per class!

    Feel like learning about Italian culture in a relaxed and entertaining way? We are offering a series of three lectures and will be talking about traveling, dining and shopping in Italy. These lectures are open to all level students. They will be conducted in English, but will offer a chance to build an Italian glossary. Lectures will be held at the ICC from 6:30 to 8:00pm on:

    Thursday, July 17: The Dining Experience and the “Aperitivo”Thursday, August 14: The Traveling Experience and Regional DifferencesThursday, September 4: Shopping in Italy

    Cost: $20. Use the enrollment form to sign up! Please view the course descriptions for more details on the lectures

    The sun was shining brightly at the 24th annual Art Walk, San Diego’s largest outdoor street festival, which was held on April 26-27 on what turned out to be one of the hottest weekends of the year. A record 98 degrees greeted art lovers on the charming streets of Little Italy as they perused high caliber art from over 350 local artists. Street performers, live musicians and various food and drink vendors helped add to the festive fun. Everything from jewelry to sculpture, ceramics, photography, and paintings were exhibited throughout the 16 block area. And just up the street (at Amici Park on Date Street) was KidsWalk featuring hands-on projects for children, including painting, art classes, a scavenger hunt, and a student art exhibit. Each year more than 100,000 visitors attend the open-air art festival and contribute more than $1,000,000 annually to the local San Diego arts economy. Joining the fun for the first time this year was the Italian Cultural Center which showcased the work of 8 local artists displaying photography, paintings and hand crafted jewelry.

    Though a record breaking weekend for weather, Art Walk, which has really grown in size over the years, successfully provided an excellent source of exposure to some incredible art that unfortunately tends to live under the radar most of the time.

    By Dianna Ippolito

    Lecture in English with Italian-English glossary, open to all levels 0+

    Italians consider eating a recreational activity,

    which implies moments of joy, relaxation,

    socialization and conversation. In fact, it’s the

    most important moment of the day. A dinner

    with friends can last many hours and a Sunday

    family lunch can even last through the evening.

    This lecture will focus on every aspect of eating

    (and drinking) in Italy from family gatherings to

    restaurant dining, from a quick espresso to an

    elaborate fare. Come learn the dos and don’ts

    as well as the main peculiarities of eating in Italy.

    Special attention will be reserved for “Aperitivo”,

    which truly is an Italian ritual and varies from

    region to region.

    Do you have a good knowledge of Italian? Feel like being exposed to a realistic picture of modern Italy, while strengthening your language skills?Join us on Thursday nights for a brand new class: “L’Italia e gli Italiani”. This course will remove all the stereotypical images of Italy and Italians and will provide students a more complex and up-to-date portrayal. (5 week class starts August 22 ends September 18).

    The Dining Experience and the “Aperitivo”Thursday July 17 – 6:30-7:00pm at the ICC

    Art Walk 2008

    New textbooksYou Asked. We listened. Starting Summer 2008 the ICC will gradually introduce a new textbook: “Ciao!”. This book is very popular and it is available at all major regular and on-line stores. It will eventually cover levels 1 through 5. The first classes introducing the new book will be Italiano 1 and 4, more classes will introduce it in the following quarters.

    Ciao! Book and CDAuthors: Carla Larese Riga, Chiara Maria Dal MartelloPublisher : Heinle Edition: 6thISBN-13: 9781413016369

  • In October, the San Diego Italian Film Festival is once again partnering with the Museum of Photographic Arts (MoPA), in Balboa Park, to screen 20 FREE Italian movies with English subtitles capped by a Gala Dinner. The films are shown through a collaboration with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura of Los Angeles. As a lead-up to the October Festival we are now screening a Free mini series at the MoPA.

    FREE mini-series NOW screening at MoPA

    These films are known here as “Spaghetti Westerns” but in Italy as “Westerns all’Italiana”. All three are directed by Sergio Leone and star Clint Eastwood, with music by Ennio Morricone.

    A Fistful of Dollars, Thursday, June 5 @ 7 pm

    For a Few Dollars More, Thursday, July 3rd @ 7 pm

    The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Thursday, August 7 @ 7 pm

    In the early 60’s, a then obscure director, Sergio Leone, was given $200,000 and a load of leftover film stock and told to make a Western. With a script based on Akira Kurosawa’s samurai epic Yojimbo, an American TV actor named Clint Eastwood, a music composer named Ennio Morricone, and a cameraman named Massimo Dallamano, Leone made Per un Pugno di Dollari -- A Fistful of Dollars. This violent, cynical and visually stunning film introduced The Man with No Name, the anti-heroic gunslinger for whom money is the only motivation and the villains are merely obstacles to be removed. Many later films followed this formula of the lone gunman in pursuit of money to the exclusion of all else. Leone’s unique style, artistic camera angles, extension of time and raw, explosive violence presented a skewed view of the West, making his film different from any earlier Western. If Sergio Leone defined the style of the Spaghetti Western, Morricone invented its music. His hoof beat rhythms, whistling themes, and the use of the human voice as an instrument became the standard for the scores to follow. Morricone’s simple, haunting tunes did more than merely fill the gaps between passages of dialogue. They became an audible presence -- punctuating action, accelerating a chase scene, or driving a showdown to its conclusion.

    San Diego Italian Film Festival SDIFF 7660 Fay Av. #390 La Jolla CA [email protected]

    E’ con grande piacere che mi trovo ancora a scrivervi come Presidente. Sono infatti molto onorata di proseguire il mio incarico per un altro anno grazie alla fiducia e alla collaborazione dei colleghi dell’ICC.Abbiamo chiuso il nostro anno fiscale con grande soddisfazione sia per le attivita’ realizzate che per il nuovo tipo di gestione adottato che ha visto una struttura organizzativa totalmente nuova in ICC. Adesso un altro importante obiettivo che e’ quello di cambiare il nome in Italian Cultural Center, mantenendo quindi il nostro familiare acronimo ICC inalterato, evitando cosi confusioni o inutili perplessita’, sperando di incontrare il vostro consenso. Un’esigenza che nasce dalla necessita’ di comunicare la nostra missione ancora piu’ chiaramente. Perche’ questo facciamo: promuoviamo la lingua e la cultura italiana nella maniera piu’ autentica e professionale. Vi ricordo infatti che i nostri insegnanti sono tutti madrelingua

    ed esperti in materia didattica, che sulla tavola dei nostri eventi enogastronomici introduciamo esclusivamente prodotti di provenienza italiana attraverso ricette regionali specifiche, che ogni evento (cinematografico, letterario, o altro) propone argomenti di aggiornamento culturale e sociale sull’Italia contemporanea. Questo e’ quindi il nostro obiettivo. Offrirvi sempre nuove opportunita’ per scoprire ed apprezzare cio’ che piu’ amate di questo paese, la lingua e la cultura. I nuovi programmi prevedono infatti sempre maggiori approfondimenti sulla lingua, il viaggio, l’arte, la musica, il cinema, l’enogastronomia che vi porteranno dritti al cuore dell’Italia. Ma andate avanti a leggere per sapere quali sono le novita’.Vi ringrazio per il consueto sostegno e vi invito a scriverci sempre per suggerimenti o commenti. Noi siamo qui per voi e grazie a voi.

    Laura Bianconcini

    The Dining Experience and the “Aperitivo” Thursday July 17 – 6:30-7:00pm at the ICCLecture in English with Italian-English glossary, open to all levels

    Italians consider eating a recreational activity, which implies moments of joy, relaxation, socialization and conversation. In fact, it’s the most important moment of the day. A dinner with friends can last many hours and a Sunday family lunch can even last through the evening.

    This lecture will focus on every aspect of eating (and drinking) in Italy from family gatherings to restaurant dining, from a quick espresso to an elaborate fare. Come learn the dos and don’ts as well as the main peculiarities of eating in Italy. Special attention will be reserved for “Aperitivo”, which truly is an Italian ritual and varies from region to region.

    The Travel Experience and Regional DifferencesThursday August 14 – 6:30-7:00pm at the ICCLecture in English with Italian-English glossary, open to all levels

    It is a great pleasure to be here again as President of the ICC. I am in fact very much honored to continue my job for another year thanks to the trust and cooperation of my colleagues.We closed our past fiscal year with great satisfaction for the activities accomplished and for the implementation of the new management system based on an organizational structure totally new to the ICC.Now we have another important objective: change the name into Italian Cultural Center, maintaining unchanged our familiar acronym ICC, to avoid misunderstanding or unnecessary hesitation, hoping to find your approval. The reason of this change simply comes from the need to express our mission in a even clearer way. This is indeed what we actually do: promote the Italian language and the Italian culture in the most authentic and professional way. I would like to remind you that our teachers are all mother tongue and experts in teaching, that during our food&wine dinners we only introduce products coming directly from Italy through specific regional recipes, that each event (cinematographic, literary, etc.) proposes topics for the cultural and social update about contemporary Italy.Therefore, this is our goal. To offer you always new opportunities to discover and appreciate what you love more of this country: its language and culture. Our new programs always give you chance to further learn about the language, travel, art, music, cinema, food&wine, which will bring you straight to the heart of Italy. Keep reading to know what the news is!Thank you very much for the usual support and please write for suggestions or comments. We are here for you and thanks to you.

    Laura Bianconcini

    LA LIBERAZIONE Oggi, 25 aprile 2008, ricorre il 63esimo anniversario della data piu’ importante della storia recente italiana, il giorno che celebra la liberazione dal nazi-fascismo e l’inizio di quella democrazia che ci ha fatto rinascere come Nazione e diventare quello che siamo oggi: un grande Paese, che sta’ iniziando la sua XVI legislatura repubblicana, con rappresentanti eletti liberamente dal popolo sovrano.

    Anche noi italiani all’estero abbiamo il dovere di partecipare al ricordo degli eroi della resistenza italiana bianca, rossa e verde e del sacrificio dei soldati americani, canadesi e alleati che andarono a morire per la nostra liberta’, che spero siano stati ricordati ufficialmente dalle Istituzioni nei numerosi cimiteri di guerra diffusi su tutta la penisola.

    Ho notato invece un “tempismo eccezionale dei nostri eletti” in America settentrionale e centrale a “ignorare l’avvenimento”, sorvolandone l’importanza storica per l’Italia che vanno a rappresentare in Parlamento, dimostrando inoltre una mancanza assoluta di rispetto per i Paesi che ci ospitano (USA e Canada), che ci hanno regalato quell’affrancamento dalla dittatura, che oggi permette a loro di andare a Roma a rappresentare le nostre comunita’ le quali, invece, hanno sempre ricordato il 25 aprile e partecipato alle ricorrenze del memorial day (il giorno del ricordo dei militari americani morti per la liberta del mondo, ndr.).

    Brutto, bruttissimo inizio di legislatura cari Onorevoli Amato L. , Berardi, Gino Bucchino e Senatore Basilio Giordano!

    Massimo Seracini, UDC-USA

    THE LIBERATION OF ITALYToday, the 25th of April, is the 63rd anniversary of the most important event of recent Italian history, the day that commemorates the freedom of Italy from nazi-fascism and

    the beginning of that democracy that has made Italy a reborn and great modern nation that is now starting its 16th legislature as a republic, with its representatives freely elected by the people.

    In this day of celebration, all of us Italians that live abroad must also have the duty to remember the heroes of the Italian resistance and the sacrifice of the many American, Canadian and Allied soldiers that fought and died in Italy for our freedom. We should remember these heroes as, hopefully, they have been properly and officially remembered on this day in all the war cemeteries scattered all over our Italian peninsula.

    Unfortunately, I have noticed that our elected representatives from North America, with an exceptional lack of proper timing, have ignored the celebration and have overlooked the historic importance of the 25th of April for Italy, the country that they were elected to represent in the Italian Parliament. In forgetting this celebration, they have demonstrated a complete lack of respect for countries like the United States and Canada that have hosted and have given us the freedom from dictatorship and that allow them to go to Rome to represent our communities. Our communities, on the contrary, have always remembered the 25th of April and have always taken part in the celebrations of the “Memorial Day”, the day of remembrance for all the American soldiers who died for the freedom of the world.

    Bad, bad, very, very bad start of the legislature “dear Onorevoli” Amato L., Bernardi, Gino Bucchino, and Senator Basilio Giordano!

    Signed:Massimo Seracini, UDC-USA (Translation by Silvia Metzger)

    Cari Soci

    Dear Members,

    LECTURES

    San Diego Italian Film Festival Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park

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    ICC Newsletter Published quarterly

    Editor: Barbara Carra

    ICC OfficersPresident

    Laura Bianconcini

    Vice-President Operations Cynthia Waage

    Vice-President Programs Serena Camozzo

    TreasurerDonald Stadelli

    SecretaryRoberto Rucco

    Active Board MembersJoseph Annino, James Bianchi, Barbara Carra,

    Father Stephen Grancini, Julio Landoni,

    Victor Laruccia, Silvia Metzer,

    Donald Santamaria, Graziella Spinelli Kehrenberg,

    Lawrence Zaino, Andrea Zarattini.

    Italy is a relatively small country, however it is divided up in 20 regions and each region is very much different form the other. Being aware of regional differences prepares travelers for a more enjoyable trip. Every aspect of traveling to Italy will also be discussed from temperatures, to destinations, from special tips to dos and don’ts.

    Shopping in Italy Thursday September 4 – 6:30-7:00pm at the ICCLecture in English with Italian-English glossary, open to all levels

    Shopping is a truly different experience in Italy, far from what we are used in the U.S. Whether shopping for food or for fancy shoes, Italians have their own way. This lecture will cover every single aspect of buying and selling in Italy from currency, to credit card usage, from online shopping to the open markets. This subject will give us a chance to discuss other idiosyncrasies of Italian culture such as non verbal communication, unwritten rules and so on. Very entertaining!

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    Spring wasn’t the only thing in the air at the wine pairing dinner event held on May 2nd at the ICC. The delectable aroma of saffron simmering on the stove permeated the senses as each guest made their way into the dining area. An assortment of fresh flowers added a splash of color to the tables and a little Italian music helped add flavor to the night’s agenda. This month’s delicacy was Zafferano dell’Aquila

    D.O.P from Abruzzo. The main courses included tasty penne pasta in a light saffron sauce, followed by a perfectly moist serving of Halibut in a special saffron salsa which was then followed by an incredible panna cotta dessert that had just a hint of saffron to add to that special indiscernible “yum” factor.

    Two delicious wines accompanied the meal, the first of which, called Bruno Nicodemi Notari Trebbiano D’Abruzzo, was a crisp, elegant white wine that had a lovely mix of flavors including candied pineapple, honeysuckle and ripe grapefruit. Following that was The Montepulciano D’Abruzzo Cerasuolo, an intense dull Cherry red wine with violet glints, and a generous aroma of wild black

    cherry. Perfect for summer parties, it is recommended with grilled fish, Brodetto alla Vastese and swordfish, white meats and pasta.

    Saffron, derived from the Arab, Zafraan, is a very small plant, just 12–15 cm. high which is reproduced by transplanting the flower bulbs into soil. Planting begins in August and the vegetative cycle beings with the first rains in September. The blossoms that emerge are composed of six pinkish purple petals, the crimsoned stigma which are divided into three threads, (filaments) ending in a

    trumpet-shaped apex. They are then picked in the early morning before the sun can open them.

    The harvest lasts about 15-20 days and takes about 200,000 flowers and 500 hours of labor to produce 1 kg of saffron. Saffron, which has for decades been the world’s most expensive spice by weight, is native to Southwest Asia. It was first cultivated in the vicinity of Greece.

    By Dianna Ippolito

    Sunday June 1st at 5:00pm at the ICC – Festa della Repubblica, pot-luck with live music by James Bianchi

    Monday, June 2nd – Class registration starts at the ICC or by mail

    Monday, July 7 – Kids Camp begins

    Thursday, July 17 @ 6:00pm at the ICC – Lecture “The Dining Experience and the Aperitivo”

    Thursday, August 14 @ 6:00pm at the ICC – Lecture “The Travel Experience and Regional Differences”

    Saturday, August 30 – NO Classes. ICC is closed for Labor Day

    Monday, September 1st – NO Classes. ICC is closed for Labor Day

    Thursday, September 4 @ 6:00pm – Lecture “Shopping in Italy”

    May Wine Pairing Dinner Tasting Event: Zafferano dell’Aquila

    Calendar of EventsThe Board of Directors of the Italian Community Center of San Diego hereby notifies you that it is calling a meeting of its members to solicit approval of the filing with the California Secretary of State an amendment to its Articles of Incorporation to change its name to the “Italian Cultural Center of San Diego”. The Board of Directors believes that the new name better reflects the function of the corporation which is to heighten the awareness and appreciation of the Italian language and culture in the greater San Diego community.

    On April 12, 2008, the Board of Directors unanimously voted to present this amendment to the general membership for approval. If your membership is up to date as of July 2008, we urge you to attend this special meeting which will be on Saturday, July 12, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. at the ICC, 1669 Columbia Street.

    PLEASE MARK THIS DATE ON YOUR CALENDAR…WE NEED YOUR VOTE !!

    For more information you can call: 619-237-0601

    Notice to Members of the Italian Community Center of San Diego

  • Summer 2008ITALIAN ADULT CLASSES

    BENVENUTI! WELCOME! Our language program is characterized by communication in a fun and relaxed environment and students’ active participation. We will help you learn Italian through classes that build both spoken and written fluency.

    ITALIAN LANGUAGE CLASSES Italiano 1 - for absolute beginners Goal: This course gives students the basic tools needed to successfully understand and communicate in Italian. At the completion of this course, students should be able to greet others, introduce themselves, ask for information and directions, talk about themselves and others, and describe people, things, and places. Grammar: Pronunciation, subject pronouns, c’è (there is) and ci sono (there are), indicative present tense of essere (to be), avere (to have) and regular verbs in -are, articles, gender and plural of nouns, numbers 0-49, formal and informal communication, prepositions, interrogative. (Textbook: Ciao! Book and CD, 6th edition, Carla Larese Riga and Chiara Maria dal Martello, Thomson Heinle, Chapters 1- 4)

    Italiano 2 - for students with basic knowledge of ItalianGoal: to build on Italiano 1 and give students stronger and wider skills needed to understand, speak, and write. Songs will be used as additional material. At the end of the class students should be able to ask and give directions, ask and tell time, plan a trip, describe one’s habits and daily life, and talk about holidays and traditions, and family. Grammar: Adjectives, c’è/ci sono, present tense, past tense, ci vuole/ci vogliono, reflexive verbs, possessive adjectives. (Book: Italian Espresso 1, Chapters 5–9)

    Italiano 3 - for students with a fairly good command of ItalianGoal: to build on Italiano 2 and give students the structures necessary to make polite requests, express tastes and preferences, describe people and experience from past, make comparisons, express wishes. At the end of this class students should be able to communicate in a shopping environment, talk about their childhood, describe and compare people and things, make social arrangements. Grammar: reinforcement and practice of all tenses of the indicative mood, including imperfect and past perfect, direct and indirect object pronouns, conditional, comparative and superlatives, present progressive. (Book: Italian Espresso 1, Chapters 10– 14)

    Italiano 4 – for students with a good command of the languageGoal: This course helps build on Italiano 3 and give students a stronger foundation to develop their skills base in order to achieve a higher level of complexity in their speaking and reading. At the end of the class students should be able to talk in detail about Italian cuisine, ingredients, and kitchen tools, communicate about vacation, real estate, and converse about economy and employment. Grammar: Direct, indirect, and disjunctive pronouns, the future tense, the verb piacere, the invariable pronouns ne and ci, double object pronouns, and the conditional mood. (Textbook: Ciao! Book and CD 6th edition, Carla Larese Riga and Chiara Maria dal Martello, Thomson Heinle, Chapters 11–14)

    Italiano 5 – for students with a strong command of the languageGoal: to build on Italiano 4 and give students stronger and wider language skills to be able to interact at a high level of complexity. At the end of the class students should be able to ask and give information, describe a city, express complaints, regrets, personal opinions, debate, judge and talk about goals. Grammar: relative and indefinite pronouns, past conditional, remote past, subjunctive (Book: Italian Espresso 2, Chapters 5– 9)

    Italiano 6 – for students with a strong command of the language Goal: to build on Italiano 5 and give students stronger and wider language skills to be able to interact at a very high level of complexity. At the end of the class students should be able to debate, judge and talk about any subject. Grammar: conjunctive, conditional tense, relative pronouns, and gerund (Book: Italian Espresso 2, Chapters 9 and up).

    Beginner Intermediate and Advanced ConversationItalian culture - art, cuisine, cinema, lifestyles, music, fashion, etc– is the starting point for a number of conversations and discussions that will help students to both enrich their knowledge of Italy and build a larger vocabulary. Includes practical usage and review of the grammar previously studied. (Book: Italian Grammar in Practice)Beginner Conversation requires Italian 2+ (or equivalent)Intermediate Conversation requires Italian 3+ (or equivalent)Advanced Conversation requires Italian 5+ (or equivalent)

    OTHER CLASSES

    Italian for TravelersThis popular and lively course of Italian starts you in the right direction with phrases about hotels, restaurants, shops, cafes, and museums. These basic conversational skills will greatly enhance your Italian experience. No prior knowledge of Italian required.

    Si Dice Così: Italian Idiomatic ExpressionsThis class is designed to enrich your knowledge of Italian idiomatic expressions in a relaxed and fun atmosphere, with many opportunities to practice them. Requires a good command of the language (4+)

    L’Italia e gli italiani This is a level 5 and higher course which promotes learning through interaction and reflection. Its goal is to present a realistic picture of modern Italy and its relationship to the world while strengthening the student’s current language skills. The themes and the selection of readings, situations and photographs are aimed at removing stereotypical images of Italy and Italians and providing a more complex and up-to-date portrayal. This course also integrates communicative aspects in all four skills – reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Grammar exercises and activities allow for individual creativity, thereby building correct usage of the language in an interactive, dynamic way. This will include: passato prossimo and imperfetto, modo congiuntivo e condizionale, periodo ipotetico, verbi causativi, si passivante and impersonale, discorso diretto and indiretto.

    Summer 2008ITALIAN ADULT CLASSES

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    Sign up for Summer Camp!

    NOW YOUR CHILDREN CAN LEARN ITALIAN THE NATURAL WAY!

    We teach children Italian as they would learn it while growing up in Italy—by hearing it. They play games, listen to stories, do crafts, and sing songs. As they participate in these pleasant activities, the children develop vocabulary, improve conversation skills, and develop writing ability.

    Activities will be held inside and outside, including strolls around Little Italy, visits to gelato and pizza places and more!

    Camp will run with a minimum of 10 enrollments so tell your friends!Photo: children from last year’s camp

    Where: Indoor activities at the ICC plus outdoor activities in Little ItalyWhen: Classes begin on July 7 and end on July 11 (included) Time: 9:00am – 1:00pmCost: One child $200. Additional siblings--$180 each

    Enroll by June 15 and take $20 off the above prices

    Course Registration – Summer Camp 2008Please mail, drop off, or place this form in the ICC mailbox with cash or check payment.

    Parent Name: First ____________________ Last ________________________Address _______________________ City ______________Zip________ E-mail ________________________ Phone ____________________Cell phone _________________

    Student’s Name: First__________________ Last__________________________ Student’s Age: ____ Grade____ Italian: O Beginner O Intermediate O Advanced

    Sibling’s Name: First__________________ Last__________________________ Student’s Age: ____ Grade____ Italian: Beginner O Intermediate O Advanced

    ICC 1669 Columbia St. San Diego, CA 92101 • (619) 237-0601 • HYPERLINK “mailto:[email protected][email protected] • HYPERLINK “http://www.icc-sd.org” www.icc-sd.org